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""Kieran, a journalist and excellent writer, helps us navigate the complexities of the Arctic nations jockeying for position. I loved this book because it provided insights into a world that is both distant and somewhat out of mind, yet serves as a stark reminder of the profound effects humans are having on the planet."" -- ""The Biologist"" ""Arctic Passages is Kieran Mulvaney's comprehensive study of one of the world's most mysterious and significant geopolitical flashpoints.... The Arctic's complicated allure shows forth in the book's pages. It traces the region's development in the popular imagination through the imperial ambitions of the British, Russians, Swedes, and Finns, up to the tense treaty-making of the nuclear era. Throughout, the Arctic's precipitous warming is studied not only for its devastating ecological implications but for global superpowers' maneuvers to capitalize on possible new trade opportunities.""-- ""Foreword Reviews"" ""Climate change, which is reducing Arctic sea ice at a particularly rapid rate, has brought renewed interest in Arctic passages, as documented in this absorbing book by journalist Kieran Mulvaney.""-- ""Natural History Magazine""

""Arctic Passages is Kieran Mulvaney's comprehensive study of one of the world's most mysterious and significant geopolitical flashpoints.... The Arctic's complicated allure shows forth in the book's pages. It traces the region's development in the popular imagination through the imperial ambitions of the British, Russians, Swedes, and Finns, up to the tense treaty-making of the nuclear era. Throughout, the Arctic's precipitous warming is studied not only for its devastating ecological implications but for global superpowers' maneuvers to capitalize on possible new trade opportunities."" -- ""Foreword Reviews""

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Kieran Mulvaney is a journalist who has written for National Geographic, The Guardian, The Washington Post Magazine, BBC Wildlife, New Scientist, E Magazine, and other publications, and has authored three books. Born in England, he spent several years living in a cabin in Alaska and visits the Arctic and subarctic regularly. He now lives in rural Vermont.

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